PA27 8BZ maps, stats, and open data
PA27 8BZ is located in the Cowal electoral ward, within the council area of Argyll and Bute and the Scottish Parliamentary constituency of Argyll and Bute. The Community Health Partnership is Argyll & Bute Community Health Partnership and the police force is Scotland. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
PA27 8BZ maps


Source: OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
Attribution: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Source: Open Postcode GeoLicence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
Attribution: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0
PA27 8BZ geodata
| Easting | 206884 |
| Northing | 699895 |
| Latitude | 56.152516 |
| Longitude | -5.110732 |
Where is PA27 8BZ?
| Country | Scotland |
| Postcode District | PA27 |
Politics
| Ward | Cowal |
|---|
| Constituency | Argyll And Bute |
|---|
Broadband
Broadband access in PA27 8BZ (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 15.2% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in PA27 8BZ (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 7.9Mbps |
| Average download speed | 10.6Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 33.48Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 1.1Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 1.2Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 3.46Mbps |
Broadband limitations in PA27 8BZ (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 6.1% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 69.7% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 84.8% |
PA27 8BZ gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in PA27 8BZ by fuel type, 2015.
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 235,383 |
|---|
| Meter count | 51 |
|---|
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,615 |
|---|
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,422 |
|---|
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in PA27 8BZ, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in PA27 8BZ.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Deprivation
49.6% of Scottish postcodes are less deprived than
PA27 8BZ:
Nearest post box to PA27 8BZ
| | Last Collection | |
|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
|---|
| Midd Letters | 12:15 | 09:30 | 1,323m |
| Strachur Post Office | 16:00 | 10:30 | 2,401m |
| Creggins | 12:45 | 09:30 | 2,928m |
PA27 8BZ ITL and PA27 8BZ LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for PA27 8BZ:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|
| TLM | Scotland |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
|---|
| TLM6 | Highlands and Islands |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
|---|
| TLM63 | Lochaber, Skye and Lochalsh, Arran and Cumbrae, and Argyll and Bute |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
|---|
| S30000036 | Argyll and Bute Mainland |
PA27 8BZ census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for PA27 8BZ:
| Code | Name |
|---|
| OA | S00094028 | |
|---|
| LSOA | S01007357 | Cowal North - 03 |
|---|
| MSOA | S02001384 | Cowal North |
|---|